ANTOON, Judge.
John Laguardia appeals the final order awarding attorney's fees to Thomas N. Tompkins pursuant to a prevailing party attorney's fee provision contained in the parties' settlement agreement. Tompkins, chief executive officer of Tompkins Investment Group, Inc. (TIGI), incurred these fees in defending a civil contempt action for refusing to comply with a court order which required Tompkins to account for all of TIGI's assets. We reverse the award because...
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